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savannah

/səˈvænə/

savannah is the alternative spelling of savanna.

Meaning of savanna

Noun

savanna (countable and uncountable, plural savannas)

  1. A mixed woodland-grassland biome and ecosystem characterised by the trees being sufficiently widely spaced so that the canopy does not close.

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Proper noun capitalized: Savannah

Savannah

  1. A locality in the Shire of Carpentaria, Queensland, Australia.
  2. A major city, the county seat of Chatham County, Georgia.
  3. A ghost town in Los Angeles County, California.
  4. A city, the county seat of Andrew County, Missouri.
  5. A ghost town in Butler County, Nebraska.
  6. A town, hamlet, and census-designated place in Wayne County, New York.
  7. An unincorporated community in Jackson County, North Carolina.
  8. A village in Ashland County, Ohio.
  9. A city, the county seat of Hardin County, Tennessee.
  10. A census-designated place in Denton County, Texas.
  11. A female given name transferred from the place name.
  12. A female given name, from the word savannah.
    • "I kind of like Bianca. And Chelsea. And Courtney."
      Elise gave it some thought. " Those are nice names." She nodded.
      "What do you think about Savannah?" Audrey asked. " Then I could be Savannah from Savannah."2004, Anne Frasier, Play dead, →ISBN

Noun capitalized: Savannah

Savannah (plural Savannahs)

  1. A Savannah cat.
  2. (informal) The Savannah sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis).

Forms of savannah

Noun
pluralsavannahs
pluralSavannahs
Proper noun
alternative formSavanna

Origin of savannah

The cities are named after the Savannah River, possibly derived from Shawnee or Algonquian.

Words formed from savannah

Phrases with savannah

Words that rhyme with savannah

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Questions about savannah

What does savannah mean?
Savannah means a locality in the Shire of Carpentaria, Queensland, Australia.
What is savannah the alternative spelling of?
Savannah is the alternative spelling of savanna.
What part of speech is savannah?
Savannah can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce savannah?
Savannah is pronounced /səˈvænə/.

Words near savannah in the dictionary

  1. savanna hawk
  2. savanna hawks
  3. savanna wattle
  4. Savanna-la-Mar
  5. savannafication
  6. savannah
  7. savannah bamboo
  8. Savannah cat
  9. Savannah cats
  10. savannah flower
  11. savannah flowers

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: savannah (page history and authors); Savannah (page history and authors); savanna (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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